impatience
/ɪmˈpeɪʃns
/noun [mass noun]
The tendency to be impatient; irritability or restlessness: she crumpled up the pages in a burst of impatience he was shifting in his seat with impatience...
- Her hair is clasped in an imperfect bun, her impatience with its ticklish irritation apparent.
- All the time, those in the queue behind me did not register the slightest show of impatience or displeasure.
- Any child gets to a point of impatience with his or her parents and the romance of having another mother or father must be terribly tempting.
Synonyms
restlessness, restiveness, frustration, agitation, nervousness, edginess, jitteriness, excitability;
eagerness, keenness, avidity, hunger, greed, longing, yearning
irritability, testiness, tetchiness, snappiness, irascibility, querulousness, peevishness, intolerance, disgruntlement, frustration, exasperation, annoyance, pique, discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure;
abruptness, brusqueness, shortness, curtness
informal aggravation
